PHCC’s Retention T o Completion PHCC’s Retention T o Completion Project: Raising The Bar on Retention, Raising The Bar on Retention, Project: Transfer, and Graduation Rates Transfer, and Graduation Rates PHCC secured Title III funding to improve student success through advising and to increase retention through development of campus-wide intervention programs and career development activities.
PHCC at a Glance PHCC at a Glance • Founded in 1962 as a two-year branch of UVA • One of 23 VCCS institutions since 1971 • Serves Martinsville, Henry County, Patrick County, & southern Franklin County • 26 associates degrees, 13 certificates and 52 career studies certificate programs • Student Demographics – Average Age 27 – 61.5% Female, 38.5% Male – 74% White, 23.3% Black, 2.7% Mixed, Hispanic, Asian, Native American
Ofg - Campus Ofg - Campus Locations Locations Virginia Motorsports T echnology Center Franklin County Site Martinsville, Virginia Rocky Mount, Virginia PHCC School of Craft and Design Patrick County Site Martinsville , Virginia Stuart, Virginia
PHCC Noteworthy Facts PHCC Noteworthy Facts • Enrollment increased 19.05% in 2008-09 • Strong distance education program (SP 08: DL Headcount 1423) • 41 of 48 full-time faculty possess a masters degree or higher • Foundation is nationally ranked in fundraising success • Ranked first nationally in technology among small, rural community colleges by the Center for Digital Education and the American Association for Community Colleges in 2006 • Received the 2008 John Champaign Memorial Award for Outstanding Developmental Education • Lumina/Achieving the Dream Grant 2004-2008 • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant 2009
2001-02 Data-Driven Rationale for the 2001-02 Data-Driven Rationale for the Project Project Inadequate advising processes and procedures • No Assistance at off-campus sites • History of problems with advising processes Under-prepared students • 85% program-placed students assessed for developmental courses Low Retention Rates: • Below the VCCS average (All Students) 37.9% • Below the VCCS average (First-Time Program Placed Students) 49.6%
Additional Data-Driven Rationale Additional Data-Driven Rationale Lowest Transfer Rate in VCCS: (Transferred within 4 years and completed a 4 year degree within 8 years from the cohort entering in Fall 1993) • 01-02 All 7% • 01-02 Degree Completers 9.42% Low Placement Rates: • Next to lowest in VCCS 02-03 in the “rate of employment of OT graduates 6-12 months after graduation” • Next to lowest in the “retention employment” indicator (% of graduates working/continuing work for a period of at least one quarter) Very Low Graduation Rate: • Fall 1996 cohort graduation rate was 11.3%.
Retention to Completion Project Design Retention to Completion Project Design The Integrated Advising, Testing and Career Center aims to improve student success and retention through development, adoption, and initiation of: • An improved faculty-based advising system • Initiation of campus-wide intervention programs • Career services • Improved placement testing and non-academic assessments Exemplary Increased YIELDS » Career and Retention, Transfer, » Advising and Graduation Services Rates
Institutional Commitment Institutional Commitment • Institutional Physical Resources: – 1500 sq. feet in the Walker Fine Arts Student Center • Dedicated wireless lab with 38 stations • Five staff offices • PHCC provides phone, data lines, equipment maintenance, HVAC, etc. • Institutional Human Resources: – Approximately 650K in salaries during grant years 2004-2009 • Other Institutional Financial Commitment: – Approximately 15K in testing and office supplies • Retention To Completion Taskforce
Implementation of Advising Implementation of Advising Enhancements Based on Best Practices Enhancements Based on Best Practices • Advising resources for students, faculty, and the community • Articulation agreements initiated with senior institutions • Transfer Counselor in IATCC • Computerized COMPASS in a wireless lab • Undecided students referred to the IATCC for follow-up • Advising Labs at off-campus sites • Development of SDV courses aimed at increased retention/transfer • Provide classroom instructor support with career related topics • Participate in campus-wide ATD projects to improve retention
Implementation of Career Implementation of Career Resources Resources Accessible career resources (center and virtual format through the internet) •On-Line Job Site •Job Search Workshops & Assessments •On-line Career Resources •Resources to support programs, cooperative education opportunities, apprenticeships, and internships are made available online •Links to national and state employment opportunities in a coordinated, comprehensive online job site provide a “one-stop” employment search
Services Available for In-class Activities • Career Exploration Activities – Assessments – Inventories – Informational Websites • Job Search Topics – Job Search Techniques – Completing Applications – Resume Writing – Interviewing Skills – Professional Ethics
Implementation of Retention/Transfer Implementation of Retention/Transfer Strategies Strategies • Comprehensive approach to retention – Faculty-based early warning program (Attendance Tracker) – 100% faculty and a growing number of adjunct faculty partake in professional development offerings related to recruitment and retention – Peer/faculty mentoring program – Case Management Advising • Development of Tracking Database Management System – Title III Reporting – Evaluating Services – Placements – Traffic – Identifies Where Marketing is Needed • Required entry course requirement in business related programs – SDV 101 (Orientation to Business Related Programs) • Required capstone course in transfer programs to graduation and transfer rates – SDV 199 (Transferring to the Senior Institution)
OUTCOMES
Advising Services Advising Services
Advising-Related Outcomes After Four Advising-Related Outcomes After Four Years Years Advising • 100% of full-time faculty have participated in professional development activities aimed at increasing transfer/retention • The IATCC is fully integrated into the campus • Off-Campus advising labs staffed and fully functioning to provide same services at off-campus sites
Graduation and Transfer-Related Graduation and Transfer-Related Outcomes After Four Years of Outcomes After Four Years of Operation Operation Graduation Rates • Doubled in 5 years • Ranks 4 th highest in VCCS Transfer: Since Title III funding in 2002 • % for ALL graduates increased from 7% to 20.8% • % of transfer degree graduates increased from 9.42% to 59.40% (+ 16% in 07-08) • Articulation Agreements increased exponentionally – VCCS articulation 24 senior institutions – PHCC specific articulation with many senior institutions
Special Retention Initiative Outcomes Special Retention Initiative Outcomes •Attendance Tracker •Retention Rate of 82.2% (Pilot) •Fully institutionalized Fall 2006 with a 64% retention rate and similar rates since •Dreamkeepers •Retention Rate of 77% (Pilot) •Fully institutionalized Fall 2006 with up to a 90% retention rate and similar rates since •Peer Mentoring •Retention Rate of 51% (Pilot-equivalent to institutional rate) •Institutionalized Fall 2006 with a 90.6% retention rate and similar rates since
Career-Related Outcomes Career-Related Outcomes • Student participation in work-based learning (internships, apprenticeships, cooperative education) increased 9%. • Comprehensive on-line job site created • Two-hundred fifty-four (254) Infused Classroom Activities – 832 Career Development/Assessment – 288 Resume Writing/Interviewing Skills • Two hundred eighty-eight (288) In-house Workshops – Skills Identification – Completing Job Applications – Resumes – Interviewing – Job Fair • One of only two VCCS institutions to meet/exceed all Perkins Measures • Outreach, an unintended consequence – At risk youth – Developing the workforce – WIB activities – Provide Career Assessments to various community-based groups
! PHCC Students Feel Supported ! PHCC Students Feel Supported The 2008 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (585 institutions) provides an excellent benchmark for PHCC with respect to “Support for Learners”: 2 nd highest “in the VCCS” 3 rd highest of ALL U.S. “small, rural, single campus” institutions 8 th highest of all U.S. community and technical colleges 12 th highest of ALL U.S. colleges
If you want to know more… If you want to know more… Jeff Porter Dean, Student Development Services Patrick Henry Community College P.O. Box 5311 Martinsville, VA 24115 (276) 656-0309 Fax: (276) 656-0352 jporter@ph.vccs.edu
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